geneigd

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈnɛi̯xt/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧neigd
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯xt

Adjective

geneigd (comparative geneigder or meer geneigd, superlative het geneigdst or het meest geneigd)

1. inclined (having a tendency or preference)

   Maar zijn wij alzo verdorven, dat wij ganselijk onbekwaamzijn tot enig goed en geneigd tot alle kwaad?

   But are we so depraved, that we are totally incapable of any good and inclined to all evil?

   Rousseau geloofde in de van nature tot het goede geneigde mens.

   Rousseau believed in humankind as naturally inclined to that which is good.

Usage notes

The adjective is mostly used predicatively; when used attributively, it is preceded by a specification of that towards which someone or something is inclined.

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Derived terms

• geneigdheid

Participle

geneigd

1. past participle of neigen

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